Type-chase.



PATENTED JUNE 14, I904.

P- KOHNLE. TYPE CHASE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

KOHNLE, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE AUTOMATIC PIN-TIOKETING MACHINE CO., OF DAYTON, OHIO.

V TYPEi-CHASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 762,323, dated June 14, 1904.-

Applicatien filed January 6,1904.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK KoHNLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Chases; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved type chase or frame and type to be contained therein for printing upon a ribbon of paper which is subsequently made into pin-tickets the various data and other matter usually denoted upon pin-tickets.

The invention is especially adapted for pinticket machines or machines for making and attaching pin-tickets to the various fabrics and other articles usually found in retail drygoods stores.

The object of the invention is to provide a type-chase in which the type are supported in printing positions independently of each other and may be removed and replaced from said chase independently of each other, whereby any tightening of an entire body of type by the usual well-known means is avoided.

Preceding a detail description of the invention reference is made to the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved type chase or frame, showing the same supported on the sliding member of a pin-ticket machine, a portion of said sliding member being broken away. Fig. 2 is a lower plan view of the type-chase with the type therein. Fig. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line m m of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view of one of the typeremoved from the chase. Fig. 6 is across-section of one of the type on the line 3 y of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan View of the index end of the type. Fig. 8-is a 'view of the printing end of the type. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the chase and type, showing the relative position of the same with Serial No. 187,872. (No model.)

the ticket-ribbon. printed ticket.

Throughout the following detail description of my invention similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

As hereinbefore stated, the present invention is designed for use in pin-ticket machines, and it is shown in Fig. 1 mounted upon a main actuating-slide 1, which is'a primary element in my pending application for United States Letters Patent on pin-ticket machines, filed October 26, 1903, Serial No. 178,509.

2 designates a type chase or frame which is especially designed to be supported on the laterally-projecting portion 1 of the slide 1 as follows: 3 is a projection that extends into arecess 4 in said slide and rests upon a shoulder Sprojecting laterally from said slide. The forward portion 6 of said chase has a recess? on each side, into which lie extensions 1 of the slide, and thereby the type-chase is supported at its forward end and is firmly held in such position bya spring 8, which is secured Fig. 10 is a view of the to the upper side of the horizontal extension 1 of the slide and presses against the upper surface of the forward portion 6 of the typechase.

9 designates a finger-piece secured to the front portion of the type-chase and by means of which said type-chase is removable from its support, as shown in Fig. 1.

While I have thus described in detail the manner of supporting the type-chase, I do not wish to limit myself to this particular way of providing asupport, as the invention herein relates particularly to the construction of the type supported in said chase and the cooperating features of said chase which enable the type to be thus supported and which will now be described in detail.

10 designates a series of parallel openings in said chase, having slots 11 extending from one side of each of the saidopenings and terminating in shoulders 12, which lie a suitable distance above the lower terminal of said openings 10, said openings, it will be seen from Fig. 4, extending entirely through the chase or frame 2 from top to bottom.

The slots 11, it will be observed, begin at the upper surface of thetype chase or frame 2. The openings 10 may of course be of suitable length to receive the desired number of type, and it will be understood that there is a slot 11 provided for each type.

13 designates the type, which are adapted to be individually placed and supported within said openings 10. Each of said type has similar figures on both ends thereof, 14 being the index end and 15 being the printing end. The index ends are those shown in Fig. 3, while the printing ends appear in Fig. 2. When the chase is placed in positionon its support, as in Fig. 1, the upper ends of the type lie immediately below the over-projecting ledge 1, and the latter acts as a stop for said type when the same are lowered against the ribbon in the act of printing. The figures on the index ends are preferably sunken and serve to indicate the printing-figure of each type, which is in relief. Each of the type is provided at the upper end with a rounded surface 16 and a laterally-projecting lip 17 the latter affording means for removing said type by the finger and the rounded surface 16 affording space for the finger-nail to enter below the lip 17 of the type in either of the adjacent openings 10. For example, looking at Fig. 4.-it will be seen that the rounded surface 16 of the type on the right-hand side will permit the finger-nail to enter a position below the lip 17 on the lefthand type.

18 designates a rib projecting longitudinally from said type and terminating at its lower end in a shoulder 19 a distance away from the printing end of said type. These ribs 18 enter the slots 11, extending from the openings 10, and the lower ends or shoulders 19, engaging with the lower ends or shoulders 12 of the slots 11, serve to hold said type in the position shown in Fig. 4:, while the ribs themselves prevent any lateral or turning movement of the type within the chase. This obviates the necessity of locking the type in a body, which is exceedingly undesirable. It will thus be seen that each type has its own independent mounting and is not dependent upon any tightening of the adjacent type to hold it in position. The opening 20 in the type-chase, it will be observed, is of larger dimension and is not provided with the slot or groove 11, for the reason that this opening contains the permanent type 21, which prints the name of the Storekeeper on each ticket irrespective of the changes that may be made in the type placed in the openings 10.

Fig. 10 illustrates a printed ticket, the matter appearing in the top line thereof being printed from the permanent type 21, while the matter in the lines below, which indicates various data for example, the lot-number, the cost of the goods, and the selling price, &c. are printed from the changeable type within the openings 10.

Referring to Fig. 9, 22 indicates an inkingroller which is movable across the face of the printing ends of the type to ink the same, and 23 is a platen or support below the type and supporting the ticket-strip 24, against which the type is made to impact by the lowering movement of the support 1, upon which the chase 2 is mounted.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that any line of type in any of the openings 10 may be removed and replaced without disturbing the type in anyof the other openings and also that any particular type may be removed from any particular opening 10 without disturbing any of the adjacent type in the row.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. A type-chase having a series of elongated parallel openings extending through the body thereof, said openings having longitudinal slots extending therefrom and terminating in shoulders above the lower extremities of said openings, a series of elongated type having on their upper ends laterally-projecting lips, the portions of said type opposite said lips being of rounded form, and longitudinal ribs projecting from the body of said type and terminating in shoulders above the printing ends of said type, said ribs being adapted to enter I the slots extending from said openings in the chase, the shoulders formed by the lower terminals of said ribs, and the shoulders formed by the lower terminals of said slots, serving to support the type in an upright position within said chase, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a vertical sliding support having a lateral extension, of a typechase supported upon said extension, said type-chase having aseries of elongated parallel openings with slots extending laterally from the upper ends of said openings to points above the terminals of said openings where they form shoulders, a series of elongated type fitting in said openings and projecting above and below the chase, said type having ribs projecting therefrom which terminate in shoulders above the lower extremities thereof, the said ribs fitting with the slots, and the lower ends of saidu'ibs cooperating with the shoulders formed by the lower terminals of said slots to support the type within the chase, the lateral extension of the supporting-slide lying above the upper ends of said type and serving to prevent them from moving upwardly during the operation of printing, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a vertically-movable support having a lateral extension, of a type-chase supported upon said extension, said type-chase having a downwardly-projecting body with a series of parallel openings therein which lie below the lateral projection of said support, said openings having slots extending from the upper ends thereof to points above the lower terminals thereof, said slots being lateral continuations of said openings, a series IO and the upper ends of said type lying immediately below the lateral projection of the chase-support and held thereby against upward movement duringthe printing operation, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in 15 presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK KOHNLE. Witnesses:

R. J. MGOARTY, C. M. THEoBALDi 

